The recent Target 7 investigation that revealed 19 Albuquerque Public Schools administrators had take-home cars was the buzz at Monday's school board meeting.

APS Superintendent Winston Brooks said he didn't see the story, but has definitely heard about it. Now, some board members say take-home cars should be on the list of cuts.

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"In the next budget cycle, everything is on the table. We need to look at every cost-saving area there," APS School Board Member Robert Lucero said.

Brooks' take-home car is a brand new Ford Escape Hybrid. Another administrator with a take-home car is Chief Financial Officer Don Moya. He still lives in Santa Fe and commutes to Albuquerque every day.

"It's important that we keep an eye on those issues. I know in years past, it was a real concern and we had a lot of people with take-home cars," Lucero said.

Based on their maintenance costs alone for this fiscal year, APS will spend more than $56,400 on those cars, according to the Target 7 Investigation.

"It is just absolutely peanuts," Brooks said.

An entry-level teacher at APS makes around $30,000 a year.

Brooks said if APS employees drive their own vehicles, they will be reimbursed at 51 cents per mile.

"I have not done the calculation. We probably will. Is it less expensive to pay us mileage for all the traveling we do, or provide a take-home car," Brooks said.

Brooks said most superintendents have a take-home car or car allowance in their contracts. He said that he takes responsibility for other administrators getting take-home cars.